Belt game 2,368 · March 1, 1960
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home to start reign 927 of the NHL belt, the 120th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 27, 1960, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 6, 1960.
927Reign number
120Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Aldcorn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Melnyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Haley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lloyd Haddon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 18 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Meissner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Aut Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 38 |
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